Attachment for notched collars.



P. F. ACOCELLA. ATTACHMENT FOR NOTCHED COLLARS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY [3. 19m.

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INVENTOR BY T Attorneys PHILIP F. ACOCELLA, OF NEW YORK, N. "I.

ATTACHMENT FOR NOTCHED GOLLARS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 3, 1917.

Application filed May 13, 1916. Serial No. 97,225.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, PHILIP F. AeoonLLA, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, county and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Attachment for Notched Collars, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is an attachment for collars, and is adapted, more particularly, for employment on that type of collar wherein one end of the neckband is provided with a notch in lieu of the usual button-hole. The invention, however, is equally applicable to collars embodying the ordinary button-hole, if the neckband is vertically notched or slitted from the button-hole to the lower edge of the neckband.

A pronounced disadvantage with notched collars of the class described is that, unless the neckband is starched very stiff, the notch will not hold its shape, particularly in warm weather, when the perspiration of the wearer softens the neckband sufficiently to allow the collar button to pull loose. With the foregoing disadvantage in mind, the object of this invention is to provide an attachment which may be readily and expeditiously applied to the neckband in such position as to embrace the notched portion thereof, and to stiffen or reinforce the edges of the notch in such manner as to maintain the same in proper form, irrespective of the degree of stiffness inherent in the neckband.

More specifically stated, the invention, in its preferred form, embodies a clip, formed from substantially rigid material, adapted to embrace that portion of the neckband containing the notch, said clip being provided with slotted portions adapted to register, and conform in contour, with the notch in the collarband, thereby forming a rigid reinforce for said notch, and at all times retaining its proper contour.

Features and utilities of the invention, other than those specified, will be apparent from the hereinafter detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing.

In the accompanying drawing I have illustrated one practical embodiment of the invention, but the construction therein shown is to be understood as illustrative, only, and not as defining the limits of the invention.

' Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the attachment removed from the collar, and

Fig. 4.- is a fragmental elevation of one end of the type of notched collar with which the present invention is particularly adapted for use.

Referring to the drawings, A designates a collar of the type wherein one end of the neckband of which is provided with a but ten-hole a, the other end of the neckband having a notch a, shown more particularly in Fig. 4. B designates the attachment of this invention, which embodies a plate or strip of rigid material bent upon itself intermediate its ends, so that the resulting attachment is substantially U-shaped in crosssection, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Plate B is provided with a slot Z), extending from the bent-over portion thereof to points near the ends of the strip, said slot terminating at its opposite ends in circular enlargements 6. The width, of slot 6 is preferably substantially identical with the width of notch a of the collar, while the enlarged portion. 6 corresponds to the enlarged portion at the termination of the upper portion of slot a.

The parts are so proportioned that at tachment B is adapted to be slipped over the lower edge of the neckband of the collar, into the position shown in Fig. 1, at which time the slot Z) and enlarged portions Z) will register with, and conform to, notch a of the collar, while the remaining portion of the attachment embraces that portion of the, neckband surrounding the notch.

Attachment B is preferably formed from some rigid or stiff material, such as sheet metal, celluloid, or the like, and is preferably somewhat springy in nature, so that, when positioned on the collar as described, it will tightly grip the neckband and, by virtue of said gripping engagement, will be precluded from slipping ofl, or sliding longitudinally of, the neckband.

Accordingly, when the attachment is in place, it serves to stiffen that portion of the neckband immediately surrounding notch a, so that, when the collar is in position on the wearer, with the shank of the collar button extending through enlargements b of slot 6,

appended claims.

ton-hole a may be converted into a notched collar by simply making a knife-cut along the line 0, as shown in Fig. 1, and then applying the attachment of the present invention in such manner that slot b will register with the cut thus made. Even though the out made is not provided with a binding, or button-hole stitched, as are notches a, the attachment, when in place, will preclude fraying along the cut, and will hold the parts in rigid, spaced relation as long as the attachment is in place.

In the foregoing specification I have set forth the preferred embodiment of the invention, but it will be understood that the structure may be slightly changed without departing from the inventive thought. The showing is, therefore, to be understood as illustrative only, the invention being as broadly novel as is commensurate with the Because of the flexible character of the soft fold-over collars generally worn in the summertime and in athletic sports, it has not been heretofore practical to embody the notch feature in these collars. Iowever, by the employment of the attachment of this invention, such soft collars may be provided with the notch, so that the advantages of such construction can be obtained, though they were heretofore impossible.

It will, of course, be understood that, in laundrying the collars, the attachment is removed, so that it does not in the least interfere'withthe washing or ironing operations. Moreover, in practice, the attach- Copies of this patent ma be obtained f r ment is generally colored or tinted to correspond with the color of the collar with which it is adapted to cooperate, so that it is not unsightly. It does not in the least encumber the collar, and, when in place on the wearer, is entirely concealed by the necktie.

In the accompanying drawing, the material from which the attachment is formed is shown as rather thick, in the interest of clearness, but, in practice, very light or thin material is employed, so that said attachment is not in the least bulky.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. An attachment for notched collars embodying two resilient legs united at their bases and adapted to embrace and frictionally grip the lower edge of the neckband of anotched collar, said legs being provided with uxtaposed slots substantially conforming in size and contour to the notch of the collar and extending toward the free ends of the legs from the bases thereof.

2. An attachment for notched collars embodying a bifurcated, resilient clip adapted .to embrace and frictionally grip the lower edge of the neckband of a notched collar, the legs of said clip being provided with juxtaposed slots substantially conforming in size and contour to the notch of the collar and the slot in one leg forming a continuation of the slot in the other.

3. An attachment for notched collars embodying an elongated strip of resilient material provided with a longitudinally extending slot, said strip being bent upon itself midway of the length of the slot to form a clip the legs of which are provided with juxtaposed slots and which clip is adapted to straddle the neckband of the collar and be frictionally secured thereto with both slots in register with the notch of the collar.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

PHILIP F. ACOOELLA.

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